East Brazilian Chachalaca vs Grey-headed Chachalaca

Ortalis araucuan в сравнении с Ortalis cinereiceps

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Side-by-Side Comparison

Характеристика East Brazilian Chachalaca Grey-headed Chachalaca
Научное название Ortalis araucuan Ortalis cinereiceps
Отряд Galliformes Galliformes
Семейство Cracidae Cracidae
Охранный статус Least Concern Least Concern
Длина
Размах крыльев 36,0 cm (14.2 in) 41,1 cm (16.2 in)
Масса 550,0 g (19.40 oz) 566,5 g (19.98 oz)
Питание Frugivorous; eats fruits, berries, seeds, and leaves in caatinga and Atlantic forest edges of northeastern … Frugivorous and folivorous; eats fruits, berries, leaves, and buds in Central American forest edges and …
Размер кладки 3 3
Population Trend
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Habitat Comparison

Общие среды обитания

East Brazilian Chachalaca only

Grey-headed Chachalaca only

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Song & Call Comparison

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Пение

Emits a loud, raucous chachalaca chorus; eastern Brazilian populations have a slightly nasal quality. Dawn choruses boom across Caatinga and Atlantic forest fragments.

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Пение

Produces a loud, raucous cha-cha-lac chorus at dawn; individual notes are hoarser and lower than Plain Chachalaca. Groups call antiphonally from treetops in Central American forest edge.

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Geographic Range & Migration

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Endemic to northeastern Brazil in the states of Maranhão, Piauí, and Ceará. Found in caatinga dry scrub and transitional forest.

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Resident from Honduras south through Central America to Panama and northwestern Colombia. Found in humid forest and dense vegetation.

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Охранный статус

Least Concern

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Least Concern

Grey-headed Chachalaca

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How to Tell Them Apart

East Brazilian Chachalaca

Оперение

Brownish-olive upperparts; grey-brown head; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale olive-buff with pale grey wash on breast; tail dark brown, outer feathers tipped pale whitish.

Grey-headed Chachalaca

Оперение

Olive-brown body; head and neck distinctly grey contrasting with brownish back; bare reddish throat skin; underparts pale buff-grey; tail graduated, brown with paler tips on outer feathers.

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About These Birds

East Brazilian Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~550 g) of family Cracidae, endemic to northeastern and eastern Brazil. Inhabits the caatinga scrublands, cerrado woodland edges, and Atlantic Forest fragments. Forages in groups on fruits, seeds, and leaves. Least Concern; one of the few cracids adapted to Brazil's semi-arid caatinga biome and tolerant of disturbed habitats.

Grey-headed Chachalaca

A medium-sized cracid (~565 g) of family Cracidae, with a distinctive grey head and olive-brown body. Inhabits humid tropical forests, forest edges, and scrublands from Honduras south to northwestern Colombia. Forages in groups for fruits, berries, leaves, and insects in the understory and canopy. Least Concern; common throughout its range in Central American lowlands.

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